Shloka 29

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

तदधो धवलं श्यामं पीतं रक्तं चतुष्टयम् । अधस्त्रिकोणके रक्तं शुक्लं पीतं वरानने

Transliteration

tadadho dhavalaṃ śyāmaṃ pītaṃ raktaṃ catuṣṭayam | adhastrikoṇake raktaṃ śuklaṃ pītaṃ varānane

Translation

Darunter sind vier Farbtöne: weiß, dunkelblau/schwarz, gelb und rot. Und im unteren dreieckigen Abschnitt, o Schönangesichtige, sind es rot, weiß und gelb.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण/निर्देशक (deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (deictic: ‘that’)

• अधः: below
• अधः: अधिकरण (place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• धवलम्: white
• धवलम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्यामम्: dark/blue-black
• श्यामम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: yellow
• पीतम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चतुष्टयम्: a set of four
• चतुष्टयम्: विधेय (predicate/collective)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अधः: below
• अधः: अधिकरण (place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्रिकोणके: in the triangle
• त्रिकोणके: अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकोणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुक्लम्: white
• शुक्लम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: yellow
• पीतम्: कर्म/विधेय (object/predicative item)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (वर + आनना)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents a structured sacred visualization where specific colors mark distinct levels or sections, guiding the mind to steadiness (dhyāna) so devotion can mature into inner realization under Shiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By describing ordered color-sections, the text supports saguna-upāsanā—meditation on Shiva’s manifest symbol/form—so the devotee’s attention becomes one-pointed and fit to intuit the deeper, transcendent Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice: mentally contemplate the described sections and colors as part of inner worship, ideally alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined breath-and-mind control.